Bizarro World: AI Solves Century-Old Math While Public Perception Stuck in 2022
nptacek · x · 2026-08-02
A user highlights a bizarre disconnect in the current tech landscape: AI has evolved into a highly capable tool that elevates work and independently solves century-old math problems, yet a massive sea of people still holds perceptions of the technology stuck in 2022.
This cognitive divide has essentially become a litmus test to separate those who are actually paying attention from those who are disconnected.
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